Over the past 4,600 years, the Great Pyramid of Giza has weathered a dozen or so major earthquakes. Most recently, the 5.9 magnitude Cairo earthquake of 1992 dislodged some casing stones from the ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the ...

A new study measuring vibration frequencies throughout the Great Pyramid revealed how it has been able to withstand severe seismic shocks. Seismologists analyzed vibrations in the various chambers of ...

When ET phoned home, was he using the Great Pyramid? Aliens might not have built the pyramids, but they may have communicated with them. An Iranian scientist has proposed the Pyramid Of Khufu may have ...

The origin of the name of the pyramids is almost as mysterious as the structures themselves. Credits: Jacky Lee, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons In English, the impressive monuments built by the ...

A fresh mystery is unfolding inside Egypt’s pyramids. Researchers have discovered two hidden air-filled voids lurking behind the smooth eastern face of the Menkaure pyramid—an area long suspected to ...

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Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An armed man standing atop one of the historic ...

A study suggests the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of major ...

Larry Pahl is a retired political science and history teacher with a longtime interest in Egypt and especially the Great Pyramid of Giza. He discovered the distance from his home in Fairfield Glade to ...

If you're driving down San Pedro Avenue or stuck in rush hour traffic in San Antonio, you've probably noticed a pyramid-shaped structure towering above Loop 410. Maybe you're like me, and you've ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza. Credit: Douwe C. van der Zee / CC BY-SA 4.0 A new preliminary study is reopening debate over one of archaeology’s most firmly established timelines: the age of the Great ...